Budget, Taxation & Economy
Six Important Fixes for the NCInnovation Budget Proposal
Before there’s any further discussion about the NCInnovation appropriation, the following concerns should be addressed.
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Winston-Salem Journal Quotes JLF’s Mitch Kokai on Economic Damage of Staying Shut Down
Gov. Roy Cooper shared some updates to his plan to reopen the economy on Wednesday. In a story for the Winston-Salem Journal, Richard Craver reports: Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday…
Liberty
Winston-Salem mayor, city council plea for federal assistance
In a Winston-Salem Journal op-ed, Mayor Allen Joines and the City Council plea for federal funds to help the city get through the coronavirus pandemic: In March, the federal government…
Liberty
Winston-Salem Journal’s ‘correction’
Winston-Salem Journal issues a correction to a previous editorial on the new postmaster general (emphasis mine) Yesterday’s editorial stated that new postmaster general Louis DeJay was selected and appointed by…
Research Brief
Education
Slapdash schooling and lackadaisical learning
During the last week in March, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) conducted a survey to measure the state’s migration to remote learning, that is, the use of…
Liberty
JLF’s Mitch Kokai Comments on Unemployment for the Winston-Salem Journal
This week, the Winston-Salem Journal’s Richard Craver wrote an article on a plan from Sen. Joyce Krawiec, R-Forsyth, to reopen the economy. Craver writes: Krawiec said she favors opening up…
Health Care
State Leaders Considering Randomized Test to Measure Coronavirus
Recently, Richard Craver at the Winston-Salem Journal reported on a proposal for a randomized test of 1,000 North Carolina residents for coronavirus to uncover just how many people in North…
Liberty
Re: Medicare for all and coronavirus
In the middle of an otherwise reasonable editorial on North Carolina legislators’ response to the coronavirus, the Winston-Salem Journal can’t help but get in a little dig (emphasis mine): This…
Liberty
Winston-Salem Journal stops short of calling for Burr’s resignation
Sen. Richard Burr’s hometown newspaper—the Winston-Salem Journal—weighs in on the recent controversy surrounding North Carolina’s senior senator: ProPublica named other legislators who may have benefited by selling off stock before…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
North Carolina Based Company Hanesbrands Steps Up
The Winston-Salem Journal reports: Hanesbrands Inc. will begin producing cotton surgical masks at some of its factories in Latin American as part of a federal contract to combat a national…
Liberty
Six Winston-Salem council members in self-isolation after possible coronavirus exposure
Winston-Salem Journal reports six of the eight Winston-Salem City Council members are self-isolating after possible exposure to the coronavirus at a conference in Washington D.C. conference. Mayor Allen Joines is…
Education
Winston-Salem Journal publishes school employee salaries
How much do school employees with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools earn? The Winston-Salem Journal posted the data for the last four school years. Benefits are not included. The highest-paid teacher was an…